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From: ingrid@pilchuckDataio.UUCP (the Real Swede)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: "Thanks in advance" considered rude
Message-ID: <290@pilchuckDataio.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 16:15:06 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 24 16:15:06 1986
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> Although Usenet has developed a number of characteristics I think are
> helpful and appropriate to inter-computer communications, one which I find
> offensive is the oft-seen "Thanks in advance" at the end of requests for
> information or help.  This strikes me as rude -- it implies "I don't
> really care enough to send you a separate note of thanks if you help me."
> 
> Is it time to discourage this "net convention" or am I the only one who feels
> this way?
> -- 
> Ed Nather

I dunno about the rest of the folks out there, but I use that phrase when
posting an article because our outgoing mail doesn't (98% of the time) work
worth a darn.....:-) So there-you have one other opinion.
ingrid